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Proverbs 22:26

22:25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

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Don’t you be one of those who strike hands, of those who are collateral for debts.

Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

Be not you one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.

22:27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?

What does Proverbs 22:26 mean?

Proverbs 22:26 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include תָּקַע (tâqaʻ), כַּף (kaph), עָרַב (ʻârab). It connects to 5 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Be
not
thou
one
of
them
that
strikeתָּקַעtâqaʻ/taw-kah'/H8628to clatter, i.e. slap (the hands together), clang (an instrument); by analogy, to drive (a nail or tent-pin, a dart, etc.); by implication, to become bondsman by handclasping)
hands,כַּףkaph/kaf/H3709the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
or
of
them
that
are
suretiesעָרַבʻârab/aw-rab'/H6148to braid, i.e. intermix; technically, to traffic (as if by barter); also or give to be security (as a kind of exchange)
for
debts.מַשָּׁאָהmashshâʼâh/mash-shaw-aw'/H4859a loan

Commentary on Proverbs 22:26

HENRY_FULL · Proverbs 22:26
, being called upon to praise God ( ver. 1, 2 ) as a great God ( ver. 3-5 ) and as our gracious benefactor, ver. 6, 7 . II. That we should teach and admonish ourselves and one another; and we are here taught and warned to hear God's voice ( ver. 7 ), and not to harden our hearts, as the Israelites in the wilderness did ( ver. 8, 9 ), lest we fall under God's wrath and fall short of his rest, as they did, ver. 10, 11 . This psalm must be sung with a holy reverence of God's majesty and a dread of his justice, with a desire to please him and a fear to offend him. Invitation to Praise God; Motives to Praise. 1 O come, let us sing unto the Lord : let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. 2 Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 3 For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. 5 The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. 6 O come, let us worship and bow

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Proverbs 7:7

And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding, the youths: Heb. the sons

Proverbs 17:13

Whoso rewardeth evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.

Jeremiah 31:12

Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.

Jeremiah 31:13

Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

James 5:13

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 22:26.

Nahum 3:19

There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually? healing: Heb. wrinkling

Proverbs 11:15

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it: and he that hateth suretiship is sure. smart: Heb. be sore broken suretiship: Heb. those that strike hands

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What does Proverbs 22:26 say?

Proverbs 22:26 (King James Version) reads: "Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts."

Is Proverbs 22:26 in the Old or New Testament?

Proverbs 22:26 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.

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